Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 Form 2017

Read the article  The Global Tourism  by William F. Theobald  and choose the correct headings(1-8) for paragraphs (B-E) from the list of headings below. Write the number of the suitable headings into the spaces provided after each paragraph. There are two extra headings.

1. Economic and social significance of tourism
2. The development of mass tourism
3. Travel for the wealthy
4. Earning foreign exchange through tourism
5. Difficulty in recognising the economic effects of tourism
6. The contribution of air travel to tourism
7. The world impact of tourism
8. The history of travel

In this part you are to answer 20 questions that show your knowledge of Geography and Economics.

In this part you will show your knowledge in Algebra, Geometry and Probability to solve the problems.

In this part you will demonstrate your Reading and Listening skills and knowledge of English vocabulary.

Listen to the conversation at the transport company and complete the gaps with the necessary information. 

A.  Nobody doubts that travel has existed for millions of years, when primitive man set out, often crossing great distances in search of amusement, which provided the food and clothing necessary for his survival. Throughout the course of history, people have travelled for purposes of trade, religious conviction, economic gain, war, migration and other equally compelling motivations. In the Roman era, wealthy aristocrats and high government officials also travelled for pleasure. Seaside resorts located at Pompeii and Herculaneum afforded citizens the opportunity to escape to their vacation villas in order to avoid the summer heat of Rome. Travel, except during the Dark Ages, has continued to grow and, throughout recorded history, has played a vital role in the development of civilisations and their economies.B. Tourism in the mass form as we know it today is a distinctly twentieth-century phenomenon. Historians suggest that the advent of mass tourism began in England during the industrial revolution with the rise of the middle class and the availability of relatively inexpensive transportation. The creation of the commercial airline industry following the Second World War and the subsequent development of the jet aircraft in the 1950s signalled the rapid growth and expansion of international travel. This growth led to the development of a major new industry: tourism. In turn, international tourism became the concern of a number of world governments since it not only provided new employment opportunities but also produced a means of earning foreign exchange.C. Tourism today has grown significantly in both economic and social importance. In most industrialised countries over the past few years the fastest growth has been seen in the area of services. One of the largest segments of the service industry, although largely unrecognised as an entity in some of these countries, is travel and tourism. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (1992),Travel and tourism is the largest industry in the world on virtually any economic measure including value-added capital investment, employment and tax contributions,. In 1992’ the industry’s gross output was estimated to be $3.5 trillion, over 12 per cent of all consumer spending. The travel and tourism industry is the world’s largest employer the almost 130 million jobs, or almost 7 per cent of all employees. This industry is the world’s leading industrial contributor, producing over 6 per cent of the world’s national product and accounting for capital investment in excess of $422 billion m direct indirect and personal taxes each year. Thus, tourism has a profound impact both on the world economy and, because of the educative effect of travel and the effects on employment, on society itself.D.  However, the major problems of the travel and tourism industry that have hidden, or obscured, its economic impact are the diversity and fragmentation of the industry itself. The travel industry includes: hotels, motels and other types of accommodation; restaurants and other food services; transportation services and facilities; amusements, attractions and other leisure facilities; gift shops and a large number of other enterprises. Since many of these businesses also serve local residents, the impact of spending by visitors can easily be overlooked or underestimated. In addition, Meis (1992) points out that the tourism industry involves concepts that have remained amorphous to both analysts and decision makers. Moreover, in all nations this problem has made it difficult for the industry to develop any type of reliable or credible tourism information base in order to estimate the contribution it makes to regional, national and global economies. However, the nature of this very diversity makes travel and tourism ideal vehicles for economic development in a wide variety of countries, regions or communities.E. Once the exclusive province of the wealthy, travel and tourism have become an institutionalised way of life for most of the population. In fact, McIntosh and Goeldner (1990) suggest that tourism has become the largest commodity in international trade for many nations and, for a significant number of other countries, it ranks second or third. For example, tourism is the major source of income in Bermuda, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and most Caribbean countries. In addition, Hawkins and Ritchie, quoting from data published by the American Express Company, suggest that the travel and tourism industry is the number one ranked employer in the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, France, (the former) West Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. However, because of problems of definition, which directly affect statistical measurement, it is not possible with any degree of certainty to provide precise, valid or reliable data about the extent of world-wide tourism participation or its economic impact. In many cases, similar difficulties arise when attempts are made to measure domestic tourism.

ChooseTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.

Do you know the tourist terminology well? Write the words for the given definitions You should write not more than two words WITHOUT any articles. 

Listen to the next part of the conversation and choose the correct variant. 

In 1154 Arabian cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi made the world map that was the most accurate cartographic depiction of the world. Which letter (A, B, C or D) marks the Mediterranean Sea?

• A.

  A.

• B.

  B.

• C.

  C.

• D.

  D.

In what month was this photo most likely taken in Philippines?  

• A.

  April

• B.

  February

• C.

  July

• D.

  December

Which watershed can you see in the picture (mind the colour difference).

• A.

  Amazon River Basin

• B.

  Nile River Basin

• C.

  Mississippi River Basin

• D.

  Yellow River Basin

Which fact about The United Kingdom is not true?

• A.

  Britain is the ninth-largest and third most populous island in the world. It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets.

• B.

  According to the Ordnance Survey the centre of Britain is a place in London called Greenwich.

• C.

  Nowhere is more than 74,2 miles from the sea.

• D.

  In London the tube route from Leicester Square to Covent Garden is the most popular tube route for tourists despite the fact that it is actually quicker to cover this distance on foot.

This photo shows a religious building. Which religion does it belong to? 

• A.

  Buddhism

• B.

  Christianity

• C.

  Hinduism

• D.

  Islam

 This landform can be commonly found in all the following countries, except in ... . 

• A.

  Australia

• B.

  China

• C.

  Japan

• D.

  U.S.A.

Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

• A.

  Kaliningrad

• B.

  Lesotho

• C.

  Maine

• D.

  Kosovo

Paragraph B ________

The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

• A.

  TRUE

• B.

  FALSE

• C.

  NOT GIVEN

How much will every bus trip cost (with the travelling card)? 

• A.

  $ 1.80

• B.

  $ 1.50

• C.

  $ 10

How much is the train trip at off-peak time? 

• A.

  $7.50

• B.

  $10

• C.

  $7.15

 $35 is the price of ... 

• A.

  A tourist ferry tour for the whole day.

• B.

  A tourist ferry tour for the part of the day.

• C.

  Any trip up river.

Using the map identify the number of the place where Santa Fe is located.

• A.

  2

• B.

  3

• C.

  4

• D.

  6

Ayesha wants to make a map of a museum  that will go on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. What scale would be most appropriate? 

• A.

  1:1

• B.

  1:15,000

• C.

  1:250,000

• D.

  1:750,000

Look at the photo and characterize the economical situation in the country it was taken.

• A.

  Good social welfare system

• B.

  High GDP

• C.

  High inflation rate

• D.

  Low crime rates

Guess the name of the tool/construction described.A(an) ____________ is basically a white louvered wooden box. The box is designed to contain some weather equipment. It is white to reflect sunlight and has slats to allow air to circulate easily and it should be placed above the ground and away from the buildings. The idea is for the weather instruments to take accurate readings of the air, rather than direct sunlight or heat from the ground or from buildings.

• A.

  Barometer

• B.

  Stevenson screen

• C.

  Born sunshade

• D.

  Anemometer

Which of the following was introduced to the New World by explorers from Europe?

• A.

  Potato

• B.

  Tomato

• C.

  Avocado

• D.

  Smallpox

Look at the picture. Choose the name of the river this dam was built on.

• A.

  Columbia

• B.

  Mekong

• C.

  Yangtze

• D.

  Amur

The top floor of this skyscraper is home to a VIP club so exclusive that no pictures of it were released until 10 years after it was built. This building casts a shadow onto East Park, making it the world’s tallest sundial. Fireworks are launched from this building during its nation’s New Years Eve celebrations, and its torch-like spire changes color based on the day of the week. At its 2004 completion, it was the tallest in the world, but it has since been surpassed by other buildings.

• A.

  Empire State Building

• B.

  World Trade Center

• C.

  Burj Khalifa

• D.

  Shin Kong Life Tower

What country is it? 

• A.

  Ethiopia

• B.

  Kenya

• C.

  Somalia

• D.

  Kongo

At the travel agency where you come to find out about the summer offers you’ve met a family couple who were asking the refund for the spoilt vocation in Montserrat, France. They said that many people suffered and some were even killed by the ash coming from the island’s volcano. The President of France undertook the immediate measures but  the holiday was spoilt. You realize immediately that these people are fraudsters. How do you know?

• A.

  Volcanoes in the Caribbean cannot produce ash

• B.

  France does not have a president

• C.

  Montserrat does not belong to France

• D.

  Montserrat does not have a volcano

Look at the graph and answer the questions.What was the number of births in Denmark in 1985?

• A.

  28 000

• B.

  36 000

• C.

  54 000

• D.

  50 000

Using the picture above identify a year when there were more emigrants than immigrants.

• A.

  1975

• B.

  1985

• C.

  1996

• D.

  2001

Calculate the total number of immigrants in Denmark in 1995 according to the graph.

• A.

  60 000

• B.

  62 000

• C.

  122 000

• D.

  There’s no correct answer

Look at the pictures. Where are the most unusual tunnels situated? 

• A.

  1- The USA, 2 - Norway, 3 - Japan , 4 - China

• B.

  1- China, 2 - Montenegro, 3 - Japan, 4 - India

• C.

  1- The UAE, 2 - Russia, 3 - Australia, 4 - Georgia

• D.

  1- The USA, 2 - Austria, 3 - China, 4 - Mongolia

Paragraph C ________

Find the value of X that satisfies 10^x * 100^2x = 1000⁵ 

• A.

  1

• B.

  2

• C.

  3

• D.

  4

• E.

  5

Paragraph E ________

Paragraph D ________

Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

• A.

  TRUE

• B.

  FALSE

• C.

  NOT GIVEN

Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

• A.

  TRUE

• B.

  FALSE

• C.

  NOT GIVEN

Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

• A.

  TRUE

• B.

  FALSE

• C.

  NOT GIVEN

It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

• A.

  TRUE

• B.

  FALSE

• C.

  NOT GIVEN

In Greece, tourism is the most important ________

The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major ________

The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of  ________

A room or building in which you stay during holidays or live. ________

Let x= -2017. What is the value of | | |x| -x| - |x| | -x  ? 

• A.

  ​-2017 

• B.

  0

• C.

  2017 

• D.

  4034  

• E.

  6051

If you request it at a hotel, breakfast and dinner would be included in the hotel price (as part of the package). ________

A hotel deal where the price includes accommodation, meals and drinks at any time. ________